Custer and the Battle of Little Big Horn

I. Brief History of the Indian Wars

A. Relations Between the Tribes of the Great Plains
B. Early Tensions Between White Traders/Pioneers & Indians
C. The Army Steps In
D. Different Styles of Warfare--Indian vs. U.S. Army

II. The Battle of Little Big Horn, 1876

A. Custer's Expedition into the Black Hills, 1875
B. President Grant Reluctantly Opens Black Hills for Settlers
C. Meet George Armstrong Custer and the 7th Cavalry Regiment
D. The Battle of Little Big Horn, 25 June 1876
E. The End for the Son of the Morning Star

III. The Closing of the Frontier

A. The End of the Wild West
B. Turner's Frontier Thesis

Terms:
Sioux
Cheyenne
Major Marcus Reno
Captain Frederick Benteen
Bloody Knife (Crow Indian Scout with 7th Cavalry)
Frederick Jackson Turner

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Last Update: January 2004